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Lakhta Center

Saint Petersburg | Russia

Architect

Architectural Concept by:

RMJM

Adaptation:

ZAO Gorproject

Height

462 m

Project Feature

Designed by RMJM under the guidance of Tony Kettle and adapted by the Russian Architects ZAO Gorproject, the Lakhta Center rises in Primorsky District, about 10 km away from St. Petersburg city center. With a height of 462 m (1,516 ft), it is the tallest building in Europe. The building façade has a typical unit sizes of 2.8 x 4.2 m (9.2 x 13.8 ft) that give the skyscraper a very high degree of transparency. As the floor slabs are twisted towards each other, the tower winds upwards by 0.89 degrees each floor, giving the impression to uniformly spiral toward the sky. Such effect was achieved with cold-formed glass façades. For the cold-bent glass panels, the planar glass panes have been cold-bent by 40 mm (1.6") at one corner to fit into the aluminum frame. At each of the five edges of the building, glazed atria span over two stories: equipped with openable wings, the resulting naturally ventilated lounge areas make Lakhta Center one of the tallest naturally ventilated skyscrapers worldwide. The tower is pre-certified LEED Gold®.

Scope of Work

72,500 sqm of large external façade and 25,410 sqm of large internal façade.